Henri Dubail

Henri Dubail was an admiral of France.

Biography
Henri Dubail was the commander of the French 7th Navy during the French War of Yucatan, and he commanded a navy built at Dunkirk. His fleet of 16 ships transported French troops from France and the Windward Islands to Mexico, reinforcing the French 1st Army with more troops. He was attacked several times on the Atlantic Ocean by Mexican ships, suffering heavy losses. On 7 April 1862 he was defeated at the Battle of Yucatan Channel, and on 5 January 1863 his fleet was wiped out by the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Northwestern Caribbean.